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India 8-22 February 2011
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JR readers
appear to be remarkably friendly people and nobody gets left
out. Our trips to Krakow, Morocco, Lithuania, and two to China,
were very successful with many friendships made. Here are
comments from participants in the most recent China trip:
The 2009 tour of "China with a Jewish
Flavour" was brilliantly organised by Mimi Rolbant with
excellent guides plus Professor Xu Xin, who is steeped in
Jewish learning. Twenty-three very different but all interesting
people made it happen. I was awed by the rapidity of China's
advance into the 21st century, delighted by the friendliness
of the ordinary people, moved by the growth of university
Jewish Studies initiated by Prof. Xu Xin and overwhelmed by
actually finding the tenement house in the Shanghai Hongkew
Ghetto where my father lived as a refugee from Nazi Germany
during WWII!
Ruth Barnett
Brenda and I would like to thank Mimi Rolbant
for organising and leading the trip. Prof Xu Xin provided
the unique bonus - the fascinating story of the Jews in China
It was a fabulous experience and truly the holiday of a lifetime.
So many wonderful impressions and memories. It has made such
an impact on us that we both still have China going through
our minds in our sleep every night. The country, its people
and their way of life (at least what we saw of it)confounded
all our preconceptions and we are now real China fans.
Alan Nathan
Click
HERE for photos from the China 2009 trip
Using expert guides we visit the most important sites of Jewish interest
and, knowing that this might be participants only visit to the area, also
the most important places of general interest.
We always arrange contacts with the local Jewish community and it is
this that can be the most enjoyable part of the holiday.
We find most of our travellers do not require kosher catering and in
many areas this can be expensive and of variable quality, so no special
arrangements are made, but we do ensure that there is good availability
of vegetarian and fish meals. We also cater for those who do not wish
to travel on Shabbat and want to be able to walk to a synagogue service.
See also tours to Krakow/Auschwitz and
Vienna/Bratislava on www.jewishheritagetours.co.uk.
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